Black Divaz

Director: Adrian Russell Wills
Producers: Gillian Moody, Michaela Perske
2018 | 60 min | Australia  
US Premiere 

A drag competition brings Crystal Love, Nova Gina, Jo Jo, Josie Baker, Shaniqua, and Isla Fukyah to Darwin, Australia, to compete for the title of Miss First Nation. Dressed in extravagant outfits and painted with vibrant makeup, the contestants tell their varied stories of growing up LGBTQI and Indigenous. 

MARGARET MEAD FILMMAKER AWARD CONTENDER

Co-presented by the American Australian Association, the Australian Consulate-General New York, NewFest, and the NYU Center for Media, Culture and History, Department of Anthropology